Description
SECONDHAND BOOK
Margaret and Graham Bride have written a fascinating history of Port Melbourne’s first hundred years since the arrival of white settlers. The book takes us from the Liardet family’s arrival in 1839 through a range of tumultuous events to the beginning of World War II.
Port Melbourne, simply known as The Beach, then Sandridge, in 1884 became the Borough of Port Melbourne. The book focuses on how events such as the gold rushes, wars and the fears of war, the foundation of unions for maritime workers, depressions and strikes all affected the lives of people living in the Borough.
The Borough and its People is a well-researched book written to arouse the curiosity of any person with an interest in Port Melbourne, and brings the town and the lives of its residents alive to the reader.
Specifications:
Condition: Very good – slight bend to bottom right corner of front cover, inscribed and signed by author.
Publisher: Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society
Year: 2013
Format: Paperback
Pages: 325pp
ISBN: 9780975752869
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